Progress in IP protection attracting more foreign innovators

More foreign innovators are willing to invest in China as the business environment for intellectual property and the protection of IP rights in the country continue to improve.

In the first half of the year, foreign entities submitted 94,000 trademark registration applications in China, marking a year-on-year increase of 7.4 percent, according to data released on Thursday by the China National Intellectual Property Administration.

Applications from Germany, Italy and the United States have recorded significant increase, with each witnessing a year-on-year growth of more than 20 percent, the data showed.